Aviation
I went for a couple of bike rides last weekend In an effort to get a few km’s practice in before the trip. Saturday’s had an aviation theme as headed up to Whenuapai Airforce base to watch, from the r...
Cycling
I don’t believe in New Years Resolutions but I did start off the year with my first cycle ride since LAST APRIL. How bad is that! It was the easy 65km waterfront ride . Ok, I’ll be honest and ad...
Hobie tagged me to blog 5 things that people don’t know about me, Hmmm…. My musical career did not progress beyond Grade 1 Piano. I now only play the CD’s… As a kid I did, and liked sailing....
Adventure South
Well, it’s a great place to hop on-board the wonderful Taieri Gorge train but up there with the Colosseum & Taj Mahal? I went to have a look at the station last year and the train was about to leave, seemed like a good way to spend the afternoon
Teach your kids to ride, give them the world
Adventure South
The “Northern Solstice” trip is Adventure South’s finale for the year. I guess “Northern” as covers the northern part of the South Island but not sure about the “Solstice” when it’s happening in April. I hope it’s to help rustle up some summer solstice weather in late
Looped thru the Viaduct on a cycle ride & found the supermaxi NZL80 Alfa Romeo (Sydney Hobart runner up) is in town. She is an impressive sight, even when not sailing.
I read the ExperiencePlus! website in preparation for the day when I have the time & funds to head off on a European Cycling Adventure. As a Fiat fan their latest Travel Tip was of interest, a detailed “What to do with 36 hours in Turin”. With the 2006 Winter
Peter Faris lives in Melbourne, a great city for cycling. He has just purchased a Recumbent Human Powered Vehicle which is why he’s just created the: Bent Bike Blog - Peter Faris’ Recumbent Tricycle Blog. Bent Bike Blog - Peter Faris’ Recumbent Tricycle Blog
During a cycle ride into town, and along the waterfront, took the chance to have a look at World's fifth-largest private yacht, Le Grand Bleu, which is visiting Auckland. It’s a remarkable boat: 113m/371ft long & powered by twin 2 x 4,570-hp engines. It comes
Cycling
While the Garmin GPS’s can be used for cycling, my Legend does many km’s on the handlebar mount, they now have a model aimed specifically at cycling. In addition to the usual GPS things like position, speed they can also measure things like heart rate & cadence then
Cycling
Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday usually refers to the auto industry. It seems that Lance Armstrong’s success has proved the rule for cycling. Armstrong's Success Drives Cycle Sales “Americans purchased more bicycles than new cars and trucks combined in the past year - and all without